Inline Moderation Tools (v1.2.1)

Note: Development of this hack has stopped.
The built-in version is far superior to this hack and has better controls and permission checking. For those of you who will remain on 3.0.x, I will try to support this hack as best I can, but it won't be a top priority. If you plan on moving to 3.5, I hope this hack made your life a little bit easier while you waited .

Current Version: 1.2.1 (Wed Dec 11 15:26:30 PDT 2004)

What this is?
This hack will allow you and your moderators to do your job more effectively by allowing you to mass-moderate. You can perform the same action on multiple threads and posts without leaving the current page!

What is required?
In order to use this hack, you must have cookies and JavaScript enabled! If you don't, this hack will not work. (Note: there is no "alternative display" for people without JavaScript enabled).

How many changes?
Uploads: 2
File edits: 2
And template additions/edits

Support
I will provide all support here in this thread.

Bugs
I have thoroughly tested this hack with as many different combinations I could think of. But I probably have either over looked one or two, or just didn't think of some. If you find any odd behaviour, please let me know!

Changes Since

• 1.2.0
  • Fixed problems with merging threads
  • Enhancement to the merge thread screen
• 1.1.0
  • (Hopefully) resolved all JavaScript issues
  • Merge threads
  • Removed search results moderation ability (it was too much work to maintain and a user could bypass the protection if he knew how the hack operated)
  • Bug with not updating all user fields in post merge
  • Bug with checking for the wrong permissions when deleting a post
  • Template caching
  • Selection boxes only appear when a user is a moderator
• 1.0.0
  • Fixed search results
  • Added small announcement patch

Fixes For 1.2.1
The following fixes are in in the next version:

• Instructions typo for threadbit template
• Attachments are lost when merging posts The download has not yet been updated with this fix!

On The To-Do List

• Usergroup permission for inline moderation

If you'd like a moderator action added to this hack, post it below and I'll look into it.

What are the screen shots of?

• Thread listing with inline moderation
• Post listing with inline moderation
• Merge posts screen
• Result of merging posts
• Split thread screen

Don't forget to click install!!!

[korg]

postbit or postbit_legacy

Find:

$post[iplogged]

Add after:

			<if condition="can_moderate()"><input type="checkbox" id="inlinemod_$post[postid]" name="inlinemod_$post[postid]" value="1" onclick="select_item($post[postid], this);" /></if>

I did this only in postbit, as you said either one.....or you meant both?

This is my modification:

<else />&nbsp;</if>
<div style="padding:0px 0px 1px 0px;"></div>
<div align="center">$post[icqicon] $post[aimicon] $post[msnicon] $post[yahooicon] <if condition="$show['reportlink']"><a href="report.php?$session[sessionurl]p=$post[postid]"><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/report.gif" alt="$vbphrase[report_bad_post]" border="0" /></a> </if>$post[iplogged]<if condition="can_moderate()"><input type="checkbox" id="inlinemod_$post[postid]" name="inlinemod_$post[postid]" value="1" onclick="select_item($post[postid], this);" /></if></div>
</td>

[rob_daemon]

If you want the checkbox to appear on the left-style postbit, edit postbit_legacy. If you want it to appear on the top-style postbit, edit postbit.

[psico]

Originally Posted by rob_daemon

If you want the checkbox to appear on the left-style postbit, edit postbit_legacy. If you want it to appear on the top-style postbit, edit postbit.

The split option is not working... I?ve checked 2 or more post in a thread and then select Split Posts from the pop-down menu and the I received this error:
"You must specify some posts to split off from this thread."

[theArchitect]

*theArchitect clicks install. And is very impressed with one of the best and most useful hacks he has seen.*

What is the progress of the fix for check boxes being displayed even when a moderator does not have permission to moderate that forum?

[rob_daemon]

The split option is not working... I?ve checked 2 or more post in a thread and then select Split Posts from the pop-down menu and the I received this error:
"You must specify some posts to split off from this thread."

I'm not sure what is happening. I haven't had any problems. Are you sure that you uploaded the JavaScript file into the clientscript folder and that you made the JavaScript file included on the proper pages?

*theArchitect clicks install. And is very impressed with one of the best and most useful hacks he has seen.*

Glad you like it.

What is the progress of the fix for check boxes being displayed even when a moderator does not have permission to moderate that forum?

I'll look into doing this but I'm not sure when I'll have time to work on this hack; school keeps me pretty busy.

[theArchitect]

I have just had a bug reported from one of my users. When he click on any page that utilises the inline_moderation.js file he gets the attached error.

Though the strange thing is that I am not getting this error, nor are 99% of my users.

If you could help me with this it would be most appreciated as I do not wish to ditch the inline tool but do want to spare my members the hassle of having to cancel an error message box every time they view a thread.

[rob_daemon]

For now, do the following:

Open up all the templates in which you added

<script type="text/javascript" src="clientscript/inline_moderation.js"></script>

And wrap that line in this condition:

<if condition="can_moderate()"></if>

Leaving you with

<if condition="can_moderate()"><script type="text/javascript" src="clientscript/inline_moderation.js"></script></if>

And that should hide all the errors from him. I'm not sure why it's choking on line 99, however.

By the way, I'll add this in the next update (when it's ready).

[theArchitect]

Originally Posted by rob_daemon

For now, do the following:

Open up all the templates in which you added

<script type="text/javascript" src="clientscript/inline_moderation.js"></script>

And wrap that line in this condition:

<if condition="can_moderate()"></if>

Leaving you with

<if condition="can_moderate()"><script type="text/javascript" src="clientscript/inline_moderation.js"></script></if>

And that should hide all the errors from him. I'm not sure why it's choking on line 99, however.

By the way, I'll add this in the next update (when it's ready).

Many thanks for your speedy response.

I have made the changes and am just waiting to hear back from the user with the problem.

[DJ WaBBiT]

Installed and my moderators are verry gratefull 2 you

nice work thanx allot.

[Revan]

I am having some errors.
1. In my UserCP, udner Subscribed Threads, I see the checkboxes but no Inline Mod Tools buttons for thread managing. Checking these boxes displays the following error (loosely translated from Norwegian): "A runtime error has occurred. Do you wish to debug?
Line: 523
Error: Expected an object"

2. Whenever I (Admin, so not related to problem above with the can_moderate() fix) view forumdisplay?f=$forumid, I get this error: "A runtime error has occurred. Do you wish to debug?
Line: 93
Error: 'null' is null or not an object"


Otherwise, this hack has recieved great responses from my coadmin (and me)
cheers